Settlers in the South

Neal McCaleb, Ambassador At-Large, Chickasaw Nation

Neal McCaleb, Ambassador At-Large for the Chickasaw Nation, describes how westward expansion found the Indian Nations fighting encroachment on their ancestral lands. The new state of Mississippi overstepped its legal authority over the tribes, and non-tribal pressure to abandon aboriginal lands, homes and established businesses was relentless.

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